Talk:Cephalopod

This article contains a translation of Cephalopod from en.wikipedia.

Complex

Page is too complex [[1]]--Peterdownunder (talk) 10:39, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I was just thinking along the same lines. Shall I put up a template saying so? Classical Esther 08:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done -.-; Classical Esther 08:28, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've simplified it to a 14/15 reader age Automated Reading Index and removed the tag, however if you feel it needs to be simplified further feel free to put the tag back up, or just edit the article again. Nifky^{^} 10:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Nifky! It's much better now. I'll come back to simplify it more later. ^w^ Classical Esther 00:42, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But language should not be simplified to the point of making inaccurate statements. Changes need to be carefully thought about; here too many changes were made too quickly, I feel. I have found some solutions, however, and the page does read better.

We (collectively) need to consider the effect on Simple if its science pages get a reputation for playing fast and loose with the science. You will never be able to remove the need for some science terms without doing damage to the content. We steer a fragile boat between Scylla and Charybdis. Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I need to make myself clearer. What I trying to say is this:

If a scientific term is translated into Simple language, the meaning of the term must be kept in the translation. If that is not possible, then a footnote could give an approximate meaning. If the editior does not fully understand the term, it should not be deleted or translated; it should be flagged, so that another editor with technical knowledge can make a change. It may be more helpful to flag a term, a sentence, or a section than to flag a whole article, unless it really deserves it. That way scarce time is best used. IMHO. Macdonald-ross (talk) 11:43, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Important"

The lede on this article states both that cephalopods are important class, and that two taxa in cephalapods are important. What makes these things important? Is there specific information here that should be included, or can the "important"s be removed? Diadophis (talk) 01:20, 7 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]